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One act of reason in this power
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If lawmakers fail to pass a
plan, on May 2 Comptroller
Bob Bullock will obey a Texas
Supreme Court order and shut off
revenues to public school districts.
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AUSTIN - The Texas House of
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by passing a $450 million new
spending plan for next year, then
started on a tax bill to bankroll it.
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Women’s Political Caucus said it
was a great opportunity to defeat
“a good old boy off the Dallas TV
series who thinks rape is a joke.”
While some polls showed Re-
publican Clayton Williams ahead
of Richards, her runoff opponent
Jim Mattox stressed that her “very
strong feminist network” was what
did him in.
John Henry Faulk
Humorist, author and civil lib-
ertarian Jolin Henry Faulk died
last week after a long battle with
cancer, and millions of Americans
recalled his famous fight against
a reactionary entertainment black-
listing group.
In 1957, Faulk, on his one-
hour CBS radio show, publicly
semester is over, unless
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new taxes a premium campaign is-
sue for the summer and next fall.
Gov. Bill Clements vowed to
veto new taxes, but many lawmak-
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cratic leadership, are determined
to forc him to sign one for a num-
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recommending that growers not be
too anxious to prune back too
heavily. Because there were few
young trees in Valley citrus orchards
when the 1983 freeze hit, rebuilding
the industry after the 1989 freeze is a
new experience even for seasoned
growers. Most surviving trees now
are less than six years old. But Sauls
says growers can still benefit from
“the school of hard knocks,” as he
puts it.
“After 1983 we had a Texas
Citrus Chainsaw Massacre,” he said.
Too many growers went in too soon
and cut back too heavily. Others
spent money on rehabilitating or-
chards that never revived, so we’re
advising growers to prune back only
what is obviously dead so winds
won’t break off good wood.”
Sauls suggests that growers wait
until mid-summer to prune back any
further, to fertilize only young trees,
to control weeds, and to irrigate
based on need. Older trees with
reduced tops, he said, will require
less water.
“These young trees planted after
the 1983 freeze,” said Sauls, “are
the future of the industry in the Rio
Grande Valley. You can figure the
production and income that re-
habilitated trees will provide over th
the next few years. Pushing trees out
will produce zero during that same
period.”
During the 40-year period-- be-
tween 1949 and 1989 there have been
five major freezes that have marked-
ly affected the Texas citrus industry.
Before 1949 the Rio Grande Valley
boasted of 125,000 acres of citrus
production. But each freeze has
progressively dwindled that acreage.
Before this last Christmas freeze
there were only 35,000 acres of
citrus. How many acres will rebound
is yet to be seen. But Richard Hensz
of the Texas A&I Citrus Center in
Weslaco optimistically predicts,
“There will be another Texas citrus
industry. It will build on the
foundation of quality fruit, good
marketing strategies such as the Rio
Star trademark, and the hard work
and determination of its growers arid
shippers.”
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UIL CONTEST WINNERS -- Graham School students
above contributed to Mercedes schools’ second place
finish at a recent UIL contest conducted in Weslaco.
Winning students included, front from left, Rosalva
Martell, fifth, and Jacob C. Howell fourth, in oral
reading; and Jaime Perez, first, and Cristine Azios,
sixth, both in dictionary skills. Next row shows
Roxzanne Trevino, fifth in number sense, Dori
Gonzales, fifth and Christina Fernandez, sixth, both in
49 spelling. In third row are Kathy Fernandez, fifth,
The House Appropriations Com- challenged AWARE, Inc., a group
mittee has adopted some of his which methodically blacklisted
suggested cuts, but is still about entertainers for alleged communist
$200 million shy of taxless fund- and subversive views.
ing for schools. AWARE counterattacked with
Sales Tax, Lottery accusations about Faulk: he sued
So with all eyes on the deadline, for libel and conspiracy to destroy
House members blew the dust off his career, and won a six-year
a new half-cent sales tax and the 584 battle.
controversial state lottery bill. Biotechnology Leader
Democrats on the conference Texas is on the verge of becom-
committee won’t shy away from ing a national leader in biotech-
new taxes out of fear of voter re- nology, which includes the man-
taliation. They’re not vulnerable. ufacture of life-saving drugs and
Senators Carl Parker, Gonzalo vaccines.pollution-fighting chem-
Barrientos and John Montford are ica s and increased crop produc-
at mid-term, and Kent Caperton tion, according to Comptroller
is quitting; Cyndi Krier, the lone u OcK. . . . . .
Republican, is also at mid-term. Jobs in the biotech indus-
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House members Hugo Berlanga, than other sectors, Bullock said.
Ernestine Glossbrenner and Jim Texas has 208 biotech companies,
Rudd are unopposed, and Paul" mainly in five cities: Houston,
Colbert is not adverse to a tax 75; Dallas, 52; San Antonio, 26;
increase; Kent Grusendorf is the Austin, 25; and Fort Worth, 22.
only House Republican on record Other Highlights
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Feminist Network • Lady Bird Johnson told the
feminist metwork Women’s National Democrat Club
Ann Richards was unabashed she hopes Texas never again has
in embracing liberal and feminist a Democrat primary as dirty as
stances immediately after her the recent one. The former First
runo win., , . Lady said she voted absentee for
She said protecting abortion Richards
rights was a top priority, and , The Office of Public Utility
feminist leaders across the nation Counsel asked state regulators to
promised to contribute heavily to reject TU Electric’s rate increase
her campaign by sending money and instead to slash the company’s
and fundraising lists, annual revenues bv nearly $50
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them. While most are still waiting for
more definite signs of regrowth,
many have begun to either prune
back, replant, or push out their
freeze-damaged trees, according to
Les Whitlock, manager of the Texas
Valley Citrus Committee.
Whitlock says Valley citrus grow-
ers are becoming increasingly opti-
mistic about the industry’s future for
several reasons. Based upon a recent
opinion survey he conducted of
growers, the 1989 freeze will result
in “only” a 50 percent tree loss,
compared to a 68 percent tree loss
after the 1983 freeze.
“In March of 1984 we had 105
and 107 degree temperatures,” he
said, “which killed even more
acreage. This March was cloudy and
cool. We’ve also been blessed with
light rains. We could use more rain
to leach out the salt in the soil from
heavy irrigations last year, but the
rains the past few weeks have kept us
from having to irrigate. We also
haven’t had really strong winds
which severely tatter new growth. So
these young trees that survived, the
two-to six-year-olds, will have the
potential for full production.”
Another bright spot in the citrus
rebound effort is the status of citrus
tree nurseries. Whitlock says by
spring of 1991, nurseries should have
plenty of trees to replant. “After the
’83 freeze, there were not any
nursery trees available, we had to
start from seed. This time around
we’re in much better shape because
there were a significant number of
trees which were stored before the
freeze. Those trees were then
planted and will be used as budwood,
source. There were also numerous
container nurseries in production in
greenhouses. So we’re way ahead of
’83 on nursery stock because the
nurseries were already in a pro-
ducing mode.”
Whitlock says the ’89 freeze will
produce trends similar to those
produced by prior freezes. “The
grove care businesses tell me that
many absentee owners have had it
and will pull out. But generally
speaking, the majority of local
growers are optimistic and ready to
get back to work. I think that some
grapefruit varieties will become a
thing of the past and will be replaced
by the newer, redder varieties. And
the availability of 'federal crop
insurance will play a major role in
how many acres are replanted.
Growers are willing to pay the
premiums, but it has to be avail-
Lower Rio Grande Valley citrus able.”
growers are in the process of putting Texas Agricultural Extension Ser-
the 1989 Christmas freeze behind vice horticulturist; Julian Sauls is
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more than a majority —- feel
that another sales tax increase is
necessary to replace the lost tax
base from the oil price slump.
■ At least a third of the
Democrats are ready to vote in a
state income tax today. They have
their reasons.
■ Their nominee for governor
(Richards) promises not to raise
taxes, even while they arc ma-
nipulating a sales tax through
the Legislature and Lt. Gov. Bill
Hobby boosts a state income tax.
Democrats need to force Clements
to sign a tax bill to keep the pres-
sure off her.
Brinkmanship
The thrill of brinkmanship will
vibrate Capitol halls all the way
into May, unless the governor or
the senators cave in before the end
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